Decoration and light holder



Feb.27, 1934. D E E, FLYBERG 1,948,813

DECORATION AND LIGHT HOLDER Filed July 5, 1952 IN VENTB,

Patented F el). 27, 1934 `muri-:D STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention relates to a certain type or class of decoration holdingdevices and may best be designated as a decoration and light holder.

The main object is to provide a decoration holding device designedparticularly for table use in homes, hotels, banquet halls or any otherlocality where decorative lighting and ornamental decorations and lightsare desired for various occasions such as birthday anniversaries,weddings, banquets, etc. and etc.

My device in preferred forms and construction is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which,-a

Fig. 1 is a top view of a circular, sectional form of my device placed,for illustrative purpose, concentric of a cake on a table.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1, and additionally a. series ofcandles retained upright in the device.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of two adjacent ends of the sectionalholder separated sufficient- 1y to clearly illustrate the means forjoining the sections.

Fig. 4 is a plan View of a single section of the circular form of mydevice, in reduced scale.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of a modified form of the decorationholding device.

Fig. 6 is a sectional detail, in about full scale, of a candle holderretained in the circular rim type of my device, about as on line 6-6 ofFig. 2.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional detail about as at line 7-7 of Fig. 5and a portion of my metal device applied to the base B.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals 8 designates a cake orany other suitable object intended to be attractively ornamented, saidcake having a central aperture 8A in which may be placed a iiower vase 9supported within said aperture on the cake plate 10 resting on a table11 or the like.

The ornament and light holder, in preferred form, comprises a ring Rmade of a series of connected, like sheet metal strips, as 12 in Fig. 4said strips having means for suitable, detachable connection holding theattached sections in circular formation, as ring R. The sections arequadrangular elongated formation comprising each a strip of sheet metalnormally in vertical plane and about 1% of an inch wide, the lengthbeing optional. Each strip has further an integral extension or fingerdirected downwardly and located preferably near one end of the strip.

13 are a series of pairs of eyelets in each strip, each pair beingvertically spaced and comprising each eyelet a struckout part of thestrip itself and being of course punched thus by suitable means. Theeyes or openings of said eyelets are of course open vertically and invertical alinement enabling a pin or wire 14 to be inserted downwardlythrough each pair of eyelets and be retained therein in verticalposition.

In the drawing, the pins 14 are shown as comprising the lower integralpart of a candle holder of which the holders are designated 14H andcandles are designated 15. It will be understood however that theholders 14H are not necessarily candle holders but may be any suitablefancy design each complete in itself or may comprise an electric bulbsocket.

The sections or strips are detachably joined together by a pin 14engaging in the end pair of eyelets of one strip and retaining theadjoining end part of the next strip between said pin and the strip, thesaid adjoining end of the next strip being provided with a pair ofvertically spaced apertures 16 arranged to straddle the said eyeletparts when the said adjoining ends are overlapped and thus nttedtogether. Thus any numi ber of sections 12 may be connected to form aring of any suitable size, the extensions 12F of the series of sectionssupporting the ring in spaced parallel relation over a surface 11 (asbest shown in Fig. 2).

In the modification Fig. 5 the decoration holder idea is presented as acircular base 17 supported by fixed blocks 12F corresponding to thefingers 12F and support the base 17 in raised plane. In the base isprovided a circular row of apertures or bores 18 for removably retainingthe holders 14-14H. A cake or other article, designated 8, and intendedto be displayed on the base, is placed thereon concentric of theapertures 18.

Y In Fig. 7 the use of the sectional metal ring 12 is combined with thebase 17, the lingers or spacers 12F of the metal ring being simply bentoutward and then down as at 12B tc frictionally engage the outer andupper perimetral portions of base 17 to frictionally retain thesectional ring 12 concentrically thereon.

The uses of my device may be quite numerous and particularly fordecorative table and display use. For example at an anniversarycelebration a birthday cake may be attractively displayed andilluminated by a suitable number of lighted candies (see Fig. 2). Candleholders of the type shown are readily obtained for the purpose. Usuallysuch candle holders have hitherto been stuck.

cake is untouched and when ready to be cut the light holder device isreadily removed and may be placed to one side and the candles may beallowed to continue burning during the remainder of a banquet meal oranniversary celebration.

I claim:

A portable decoration holder and illumination device comprising asectional encircling device of like sheet metal sections, each arrangedupright and in arcuate form horizontally, means for removably connectingadjacent end parts of the sections, means in each section for removablyretaining a predetermined number of decoration holders to be exposedabove the upper edge of thesection, said decoration holding means andend yIl 10

